Obituaries

WAYLAND - Patricia Unternahrer, 66, of Wayland died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007 in her home north of Wayland following declining health.      Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 in the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Don Coffin officiating. Private family graveside services will be held prior to the service and visitation at Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be at 9

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - D. Kenneth Thomas, 89, of Columbus Junction, formerly of Conesville, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2007 in Colonial Manor in Columbus Junction.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 in the Honts Funeral Home in Winfield. Burial with military rites will follow in the Cambrian Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Friday in the funeral home, where the family will be

CORALVILLE - William "Bill" Andrew Augustine, 90, formerly of Springfield, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007 in Windmill Manor in Coralville.      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 in Klingner-Cope Family Funeral Home at White Chapel, Springfield. Burial will be in While Chapel Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service.      Mr. Augustine was born Sept. 18, 1916 in

Chester L. Brown, 91, of the Cedar Creek community, died on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Pleasant Manor Care Center in Mt. Pleasant.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant.

Patricia Unternahrer, 66, of Wayland, died on Monday, Feb. 12, at her home north of Wayland.Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington, with Pastor Don Coffin officiating. Private family graveside services will be held prior to the service and visitation at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Cemetery. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. until service time at the funeral home,

Orval D. Roth, 86, of Wayland, died on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Parkview Home in Wayland.      Funeral arrangements are pending at the Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland.

Margaret Pollpeter, 92, of Keokuk, died on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at River Hills Village in Keokuk.Funeral services are pending at the Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in West Point.

Phyllis Foster, 70, of Lockridge, died on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at her home.Funeral arrangements are pending at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant.

Jennifer Ann (Gipple) Freeman, 43, of Scottsdale, Arizona formerly of Washington, Iowa died Friday, February 9, 2007 at Hospice of the Valley in Peoria, Arizona following a courageous battle with cancer.      Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Saturday, February 17, 2007 at the United Methodist Church in Washington with Rev. Julie Poulsen officiating. Interment will take place at the Elm Grove Cemetery.

MT. PLEASANT - DeWayne L. Palmer, 57, of Mt. Pleasant died Sunday morning, Feb. 11, 2007 in the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant after being stricken in his residence.      Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 in the Faith Christian Outreach Church in Mt. Pleasant with the Rev. Monte Knutson officiating. Burial will be in Fulton Cemetery, Cairo Township, rural Columbus Junction. Friends